According to Emmett Hogan: While burning my CPU. > > > SSH not only encrypts traffic, it also compresses it quite nicely. > You do need to put a server at the remote end, but if you are talking > UNIX to UNIX, the source code is available. > > It's available from ftp://ftp.cs.hut.fi/pub/ssh the latest version is > 1.2.26. > > It's really a great utility. Yep it sure is, but it is not a Bandwidth saver like the person was asking for, in actual fact ssh will make more bandwidth, maybe you have never traced ssh packets with tcpdump or whatever utility you have for tracing. As an example, you have a connection in ssh, you type one letter from your keyboard, thats about 20 chars in one packet as compared to ONE char in a normal telnet session. The proof of the pudding. From a normal telnet link; IP: len 41 44.137.28.27->44.137.28.48 ihl 20 ttl 64 DF prot TCP TCP: exec->1248 Seq x8d9c853f Ack x749d5cf7 ACK PSH Wnd 944 Data 1 0000 s The same letter but this time from a ssh link to the same ip address; IP: len 60 44.137.28.27->44.137.28.48 ihl 20 ttl 64 tos 16 DF prot TCP TCP: 22->1023 Seq x3a6918b8 Ack xeafb2e09 ACK PSH Wnd 944 Data 20 0000 ....Ea�lT"8zhvH.&.$� SSH is not a compressor as such, but an encriptor. O yes, you NEED a server at the remote end to listen on port 22 otherwise NO SSH. I think i have made my point. > > -Emmett > > >>>>> On Fri, 14 Aug 1998 03:12:10 +1000, Tony Nugent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Tony> To: Linux X11 Email List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Tony> Subject: remote X compressor for slow links? > Tony> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 03:12:10 +1000 > > Tony> I'm looking for a way to make it practical to use X applications over a > Tony> slow link (33.6k modem). > > Tony> Running remote X apps like this works, but everything is so slow that is it > Tony> barely unusable. > > Tony> I seem to recall the existance of at least one utility that was used to > Tony> compress or otherwise minimise the heavy bandwidth this requires. > > Tony> Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Tony> Thanks. > > Tony> Cheers > Tony> Tony > > -- > Emmett Hogan > Global Networking and Computing > Home Page: http://www.gnac.com/~hogan > Inet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICBM: 38d 47' 27" N, 121d 14' 05" W > -- Regards Richard. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
